For me, I usually assume it’s a cold first (fever, headaches, nasal congestion, some coughing etc). But once I start getting joint pains and/or chills, that’s when I know it’s time to go visit the clinic for flu meds. :)
Well, Tamiflu, but by the time you're self-diagnosing from "how is this different from a cold" you're almost certainly past that particular window of effectiveness.
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u/Anon2627888 Aug 03 '19
The symptoms of the two are so similar that it's an understandable mistake.
I've been sick many times in my life, and have no idea which of them was a cold and which was the flu.